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(Message started by: mr._floppy on Nov 13^th, 2005, 12:12pm)

Title: Door mirror heaters
Post by mr._floppy on Nov 13^th, 2005, 12:12pm

Does anyone know how to remove the heated door mirror ( just the mirror ) as I'm sure the element is dud.

BTW, On my Scorp it seems to be just the drivers door mirror that has the heated mirror, was that the usual spec? ( late '96 (P) 2lt. 16V Ultima)

Title: Re: Door mirror heaters
Post by Snoopy on Nov 13^th, 2005, 1:07pm

Yes , It is just a push fit into the holder. needs prising out very carefully and then the two wires to the heater element unplugging

I am in the process of doing a new page for the site on this very problem which will be available soon.

Title: Re: Door mirror heaters
Post by scorpio_man on Nov 13^th, 2005, 1:14pm

hi there

both mirrors should be heated be the rear windscreen switch. the front screen switch powers the heated washer jets.

hth

Title: Re: Door mirror heaters
Post by Danny_R on Nov 14^th, 2005, 12:42pm

Hi Andrew how you doing mate?

Correct me if i'm wrong but i always though the heated mirrors were activated with the windscreen heater switch?

Like i say i could be wrong :-/

Kind Regards

Danny_R

Title: Re: Door mirror heaters
Post by mr._floppy on Nov 14^th, 2005, 6:57pm

The mirror heaters are activated by the rear screen switch. I managed to get the mirror off, power is getting to the element when the engine is running , but now I am unsure if the element is dud as when tested on my multimeter, with both terminals connected, there is a full scale deflection on the " X 1K " resistance setting ( which proves there is no break in the element ) but no needle movement on the " X1 " resistance setting.

Any electricians out there?

Title: Re: Door mirror heaters
Post by jackcg on Nov 15^th, 2005, 10:54am

If your voltmeter isgiving full deflection, I assume you mean it is reading 0 ohms. This means a dead short. There ought to be some resistance there.